Tuesday October 16, 1979
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Baltimore Orioles 0

World Series Game 6 Played on Tuesday, October 16, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 4 10 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .286 Garcia ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .412 Foli ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .346 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Parker rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .400 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .320 Ayala lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .429 Singleton rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .400 Ott c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Garner 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .524 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Candelaria p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Roenicke cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Bumbry ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 B. Robinson lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 Dauer 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Smith ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Palmer p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Lowenstein ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Totals 35 4 10 4 3 5 Totals 32 0 7 0 0 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 53,739 Left on Base: Pirates 10, Orioles 5 DP: Pirates 2, Orioles 0 Errors: Bumbry Doubles: Foli (1), Garner (3) Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (2), B. Robinson (1) GIDP: Murray (2), Dempsey (1) Hit by Pitch: Garner (1,by Palmer) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria W(1-1) 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 22 5.00 Tekulve SV(2) 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 3.52 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 32 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(0-1) 8 10 4 4 3 5 0 38 3.60 Stoddard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 5 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Russ Goetz, LF - Terry Tata, RF - Jim McKean PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Foli doubled [Moreno to third]; Parker grounded out (third to first); Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Milner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia singled to center; Ayala flied out to center; Singleton singled to left [Garcia to second]; Murray grounded into a double play (third to first) [Garcia out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner singled to center; Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: On a bunt DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Roenicke flied out to center; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to center; Palmer struck out; Garcia flied out to right; Ayala lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to center; Milner walked; Madlock walked [Milner to second]; Ott forced Madlock (second to shortstop) [Milner to third]; Garner was hit by a pitch [Ott to second]; Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to center; Murray grounded out (third to first) [Singleton to second]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno lined to second; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker walked; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to center; Dempsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at second]; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 6TH: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock flied to right; Ott singled to left; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia flied out to center; Ayala grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton singled to left; Murray forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 7TH: LACY BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Lacy struck out; Moreno singled to right; Foli singled [Moreno to second]; Parker singled to right [Moreno scored, Foli to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foli scored, Parker to second]; Milner flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); B. ROBINSON REPLACED LACY (PLAYING LF); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); BUMBRY BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Bumbry flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR DAUER; Smith singled to right; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 0. PIRATES 8TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Madlock flied out to center; Ott singled to right; Garner doubled [Ott to third]; B. Robinson lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Ott scored]; Moreno singled to center [Garner scored, Moreno to second (error by Bumbry)]; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR PALMER; Lowenstein struck out; KELLY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Kelly flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR AYALA; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 0. PIRATES 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); STODDARD REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parker flied out to center; Stargell flied to left; Tekulve grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton struck out; Murray flied out to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 0.

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